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“In Conversation: Modern African American Art,” an exhibit that opens Saturday at the Peabody Essex Museum, is a collection of paintings, photographs and sculpture from the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s to the civil-rights era of the 1960s.

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

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Posted Jun. 1, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 1, 2013 at 1:10 AM

Posted Jun. 1, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 1, 2013 at 1:10 AM

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART

“In Conversation: Modern African American Art,” an exhibit that opens Saturday at the Peabody Essex Museum, is a collection of paintings, photographs and sculpture from the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s to the civil-rights era of the 1960s. The opening weekend is a two-day festival with dance performances, lectures and discussions. Admission is $15 adults, $13 seniors, $11 students, free for children 16 and younger. East India Square, Salem. 978-744-9500, www.pem.org.

PARTY AT THE HEDGE HOUSE

The Plymouth Antiquarian Society celebrates the rededication of the Rose Briggs Memorial Garden at the Hedge House on Saturday with a screening at 4 p.m. of “Antiquarian: The Story of Preserving Plymouth” at Memorial Hall, followed by the rededication ceremony. Festivities include an exhibit of original artwork by Salley Mavor, fiber artist and children's book illustrator, called “Pocketful of Posies.” Tickets are $25. Hedge House Museum, 126 Water St., Plymouth 508-746-0012, pasm@verizon.net.

COUNTRY AT COMCAST

The summer concert season has arrived at the Comcast Center, where the WKLB Country Music Festival on Sunday presents headliner Luke Bryan, along with country acts Florida Georgia Line and Rachel Farley. Tickets are $43-$70. The show begins at 5 p.m. 885 South Main St., Mansfield. 617-931-2000, www.ticketmaster.com.

PIRATES IN CAMBRIDGE

The classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera “Pirates of Penzance,” re-imagined by the Chicago-based production company called The Hypocrites, has its final performances this weekend at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge. It’s a wild and noisy retelling of the tale of Frederic, who is apprenticed to a band of pirates. Shows are at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. American Repertory Theater Institute, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge. $25-$75. 617-547-8300, www.americanrepertory.org.